Means for stringing tennis rackets with strings



July 4, 1933. s TAUBER ET AL MEANS FOR STRINGING TENNIS RACKETS WITH STRINGS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original File March 19, 1929 Fig. 2.

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MEANS FOR STRINGING TENNIS RACKETS WITH STRINGS Original Filed March 19, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 sic find T Lad\s\o.u5 cmn I INVENTORS BY WW LL/v ATTORNEY ings in which ing sleeve 14, the lever arms 15, 16, the con- Patented JulyA, 1933 I fB MnsjNE AssIGNMnNcrs; TonUNLor RUBBER ooMPANY LIMITED, or LONDON,

ENGLAND r ME S non. sirRINGING TENNIS itnoxii'rs WITH summers if I'Qriginal application means for Stringing tennis rackets. with strings and the present application is a divisional application of applicants copending' application filed March1-9, 1929, Serial No. 348,328; 1 V

A constructional example of the means employed is shown in the accompanying draw- Fig. 1 'is a front elevational View of the complete device; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view;

Fig. 4 is a substantially transverse sectional view of the clamping device for stretching the strings, thesection being taken onthe line IV'IV of Fig. 5;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the clamping device of Fig. 4; 3

Fig. 6 is a front elevational View of the mechanism for operating the clamping device, and

Fig.7 shows the same in side elevation.

In the frame A is provided a pedal drive 1 with a flywheel 2 by which the shaft 4 is driven by a belt drive 3. On the shaft 4 is mounted aworm 5,which gears with the worm wheel 6 which is keyed on the shaft 8 mounted in hearings in the frame. On the shaft 8 are mounted two pulleys 9 and 10 which rotate freely thereon but are prevented from moving endways on the shaft. These two pulleys 9 and 10 may be coupled selectively to the shaft 8 by means of the jaw clutches 11, 12. The throwing into and out of operation of the clutches is effected by the slidnecting rod 17, andby the lever 18. The

7 distance of the two pulleys 9 and 10 from each other is so selected that only one of the two pulleys 9 or 10 can be coupled at a time to the shaft 8. 20 and 21 are two tension cords, one end of each of which is attached to the periphery of the pulleys 9, 10 respectively, while the, other ends of these two tension cords are connected to arms 22, 23 which operate the clamping devices I) The arms 22, 23 are each provided with a I longitudinal slot, in which the end of the corresponding tenslon cord can be securely fiiea na h 19,.is29; SerialjN'o. O I H j and this application filed July 9,;1931Q Serial 1%.,549315.

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clamped and the arms' are rigidly connected to the shafts24, 25 mounted in hearings in the frame. Each of these two shafts has a lon-v gitudinal groove 27 formed'in it along which the; clamping devices D for clamping the string can slide. The devices D each consist as shown inFigs. 4 and 5 of a hollowsheetmetal body 50 keyed on the'shaft' 24' or shaft '25 and'a-dapted to be moved endways thereon. At 51 is formed a fluted rubber covered clamping jaw in the body 50. To this hollow body 50 is pivoted an'arn'i53 adapted to rock on the pin 52 and this arm forms the second "clamping 54. The string coming from the racket frame is wrapped first round the clamping jaw 54 on its outer face and then passed between the clamping jaws 54 and 51. If now the shaft 24 be rocked the string 55 presses the clamping jaws together. It is thereby gripped and on further rotation of the shaft 24 the string is stretched. The hollow body 50 h-asa cylindrical outer surface 38 the diameter of which is such that the string lying at a tangent to the cylindrical surface runs in the working plane.

The operation is as follows:

If the pedal drive 1 be operated and the .lever 15, 16 rocked to couple, say, the pulley 9' to the shaft 8, this pulley when it rotates will the hollow body 50 will be rocked by the arm 22, causing the string 55 to press the clamping j'aws 51 and 54 together, so that the string 55 is gripped between the clamping jaws and fastened. On further. rotation of the shaft 24 the string is stretched applying itself to the cylindrical outer surface 38. In consequence of the bearing of the stringon the cylindrical surface 38 the pull on the string willalways be exerted in the working plane. I

WVhen the desired tension has been obtained the driving mechanism is stopped, the pull on the string ceases andthe end of the string can now be drawn through holes bored in the frame of the racket to the other side pull on the cord 20 and the shaft, 24 and I and stretched in the same manner with the I second clamping device.

WVhat we claim is 1. In a tennis racket stringing machine,

the combination with oppositely arranged .j

string clamping devices for tensioning the transverse racket strings, of a support for each device, actuating means for said clamping devices comprising a main driving shaft,

pulleys operable from said driving shaft and I cords connecting said pulleys with said supports, and means for selectivelycoupling said pulleys to said driving shaft to selectively operate said clamping devices.

2. In a tennis racket stringing machine, a string clamping device comprising a string supporting body, a shaft uponwhich said body is mounted, means for rotating said shaft in either directionand a clamping jaw:

pivotally supported on said body remote from the centre of the body and adapted to have a portion of a string wrapped thereabout, whereby when said shaft is rotated in one direction the string will be clamped by the jaW to said body and when the shaft is further rotated in the same direction the string will be tensioned while when said shaft is rotated in the'opposite directionthe clamping jaw and body will be separated'to release the string. V

3. In a tennis racket stringing machine, in I combination, a plurality of string clamping devices each comprising a string supporting 7 body, a shaft upon which said body is mounted, a clamping jaw pivotally supported on said body and adapted 130' have a portion of a string wrapped thereabout and cooperable with said body in tensioning said string, a

tures.

SIEGFRID TAUBERQ -LADISLAUS FISCHMANN;

-' body supporting shaft is rotated in the opposite direction the clamping jaw andbody will be separated to release the string. 7

In testimony whereof we affix our signa- 

